capitulate

verb [I]

/kəˈpɪtʃ·əˌleɪt/

Definition

› to accept defeat, or to give up or give in: I capitulated and let my daughter go with her friends. capitulation

/kəˌpɪtʃ·əˈleɪ·ʃən/ noun [C/U] › [C] This was not a capitulation but an agreement.

(Definition of capitulate verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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